Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,429 | 217.94 | 3,114 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,605 | 230.25 | 3,696 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,456 | 218.54 | 3,181 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,369 | 246.36 | 3,372 | 43 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,284 | 238.51 | 3,063 | 48 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,313 | 246.27 | 3,232 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,474 | 245.49 | 3,619 | 94 |
Every lot
17 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,282 | 253.00/cwt | 253.00–253.00 | 3,243 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,343 | 239.53/cwt | 237.00–241.00 | 3,217 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,414 | 244.58/cwt | 243.00–247.00 | 3,458 | 48 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,460 | 246.35/cwt | 242.00–247.75 | 3,597 | 21 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,575 | 242.64/cwt | 242.00–244.00 | 3,822 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,586 | 247.24/cwt | 247.00–247.25 | 3,921 | 18 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,691 | 246.15/cwt | 244.50–248.00 | 4,162 | 4 |
This sale against other markets
Iowa weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.